http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/ Summit, OH News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/06d0cf2592c1254ec9173d19716328b9.html CANTON A Marlboro Township man who held his wife captive last summer and claimed he was hunting for demons will not to go to trialInstead Timothy J Ward 44 of 5220 Graening Street NE who was facing two felony charges http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/053c5ceeb6560a978dcbd459754dbd76.html FOSTORIA City officials and several members of the Fostoria business community gathered Wednesday morning for the Fostoria Economic Development Corporation's economic summitJim Bischof FEDC Executive Director said the idea to host a summit came from the current economic crisis and was initiated with the help of city council and city administration http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/fbe0ec138a541937058222d9d1d8256b.html This week brings the conclusion of the inventory started last week of the wonderful people places and events that have been highlighted in the column in 2008 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/da6cf12af7b411d9b254f06a88ce067e.html Date TALLMADGE: Four years after the Civil War ended a house was built just off the Tallmadge Circle Over the years a few additions were added on to the tiny home http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/0bec364f68323868f1d145b72438fe9a.html PORT CLINTON City officials are considering using a Los Angeles law firm to help market the Water Works Park property to potential investors http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/909350a261929173b93e8b0c4baafab6.html COLUMBUS Ohio juries sentenced three people to death last year matching the lowest number since the state reenacted capital punishment 27 years ago http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/9196019d688d771765fb90adcf5e8ad1.html The falling gas prices that drivers have been enjoying are like summer weather goneAfter major decreases at the pump in recent weeks motorists were watching yesterday as prices started rising Signs at many Toledoarea stations showed nearly 2 a gallon for regulargrade fuelThe area's average was 1889 according to GasBuddycom a Web site that monitors North American fuel prices That's up from 1815 on Monday 1664 Dec 30 and 1603 a month agoTom Kloza chief analyst at the Oil Price Information Service said retail prices are catching up with a spike in prices at the wholesale levelIt looks for all intents and purposes as if wholesale spot prices bottomed out on Christmas Eve They got below 78 cents for awhile on Dec 24 Today it's about 125 You've had an increase of about 48 cents a gallon in less than two weeks Mr Kloza explainedLisa Mayberry filling up car with 1999 a gallon fuel in East Toledo yesterday said she would be economizingWhen the gas price was really high I drove less and filled up every two weeks she explained while pumping at the BP at Front and Main streets I drove more and filled up every week when they were lower Now I'll be back to every two weeksCandace Maher refueling at the Sunoco at Summit and Chestnut streets said driving less was out of the question for herI've got to take my kids to work I use my car a lot and will just have to pay up Ms Maher saidBoth women acknowledged however that today's higher prices were vastly preferable to the 4 a gallon of last summerIndeed Monday's national average price the latest available yesterday of 1684 was 1425 less than the price a year ago at this time according to the Energy Information AdministrationLast summer's high gas prices spurred Americans to drive less which in turn caused the price of oil to slide World events and fears of shortages are now pushing the price back up Mr Kloza saidYesterday the price of crude oil for February delivery topped 50 a barrel before closing at 4858 in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange The price was 35 a barrel late last month Oil reached a record high of 14727 in JulyIt's a perception of supply shortages It's not demand related OPEC pledged to cut production by 22 million barrels per day but how much of that have they cut We won't know for awhile Mr Kloza saidAlso making oil markets skittish is the fighting between Hamas and Israel unrest in Nigeria and Russia's closing a natural gas pipeline that supplies Ukraine and parts of the European Union noted Mike Evans executive vice president of Atlas Oil Co which distributes fuel to stations in 17 states including Ohio and MichiganYou can't pin down one item that turns the market or moves the market Mr Evans said It reacts to the news to the weather and to demandSome analysts expect the price of oil to top 150 and perhaps even 200 once the world emerges from recessionIn such a scenario gasoline would easily cost more than last summer's record 411 a gallon Some analysts say the spike could happen as soon as next year or perhaps in 2011 or 2012This report includes information from the Associated PressContact Carl Ryan at:carlryanthebladecomor 4197246050 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/ohio/summit/content/1636585cf49d146c679063932d6b3bbd.html The poignant story involving a 4yearold Dayton boy abducted and dropped off at a busy rest stop near Columbus following the murder of his mother has gained international attention